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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What power do the snake leaves have in the story "The Three Snake-Leaves"?

2. What magic is used in "The Godfather" by the poor man?

3. Why do the kids let the wolf inside in "The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids"?

4. Who wants to cook Fundevogel?

5. What happens to Faithful John when he tells the king the reason behind certain actions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the moral of The Three Little Birds?

2. The Louse and the Flea and Clever Hans both use different story-telling styles than many of the other fairy tales. What techniques do they use?

3. How does King Thrushbeard trick the princess? Why?

4. What is the similarity between The Singing, Soaring Lark, and The King of the Golden Mountain?

5. What is the lesson in The Raven?

6. Although Snow-White is usually told as a fairy tale to entertain little girls, what is the lesson of Little Snow-White?

7. What theme is expressed in Wise Folks?

8. What is the lesson in the fairy tale, The Dog and the Sparrow?

9. What is the irony in The Water-Nixie?

10. What is the lesson in The Pink?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The bad people in fairy tales range from evil stepmothers to wicked witches and more. List each type of evil character and give a brief description of each. What behavioral codes do these bad people follow? What are the similarities between them? What are the differences? Why are these characters always evil? Are there any instances in which the stepmother is not evil? Use specific examples to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

There are many marks of fairy tales or common themes. List as many as possible. Give a brief description of each and its importance within the tales. Use as many examples as possible to support each. Discuss the idea behind having several stories with the same themes or marks.

Essay Topic 3

Princesses in fairy tales are abundant. Discuss what a typical fairy tale princess is like. What are the social norms that a princess must follow? What are her physical attributes? What behavioral codes do these princesses follow? Compare and contrast the different princesses in the Grimm brother's tales. Analyze the different princesses and then compare the fairy tale idea of a princess to what a princess means in today's society. Use specific examples to support your claims.

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